Fish lure



P.P.CORSI FISH LURE Nov. 20, 1951 Filed Jan. 6, 1950 PETER PAU L CORSI HVVENTDR.

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Patented Nov. 20, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FISH LURE I Peter Paul Corsi, NorthArlington, N. J.

Application January 6, 1950, Serial No. 137,095

3 Claims.

. right position when cast into the water.

It is well known that there are various type '2 of fishing lures of the floating and non-floating variety which are utilized as bait to attract fish. The present invention contemplates a plastic coated substantially streamlined fish lure of the fioating variety, which will assume an upright position when cast into the water and which is constructed to be drawn through weeds or over lily pads without becoming entangled therewith.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a novel fishlure in which the body is balanced to provide means for making the fish lure assume an upright position when cast into the water.

It is another object of the present invention to provide weed deflecting members on the body which will protect the hook or hooks from becoming entangled with the weeds, eel grass or the like which abounds in shallow water into which the lure may be cast, by forcing the lure to sink slightly in response to the pressure on the weed deflecting members. However, these members will not prevent the fish from grabbing the hook.

' A further object of this invention is to provide a fish lure wherein the general appearance will 'be substantially life-like in resemblance to frogs,

mice and the like upon which larger fish feed and which attract fish especially when floating in the water or when being pulled across a lily pad.

' With these and other objects in view, as may appear from the accompanying specification, the invention consists of various features of construction and combination of parts, which will be first described in connection with the accompanying drawings, showing a fish lure of a preferred form embodying the invention, and the features forming the invention will be specifically pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a top view or a fish lure showing the invention.

Figure 2 is a side view of a fish lure showing the invention.

Figure 3 is a bottom view of a fish lure showing the invention.

Figure 4 is a section taken along the line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary cross-section taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 1 showing the em- 2 bedding of the weed deflectors and the hook member.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the figures show a fish lure having a body I made of a light buoyant material such as balsam wood or plastic wood or some combination thereof. The body is constructed to simulate the appearan'ce of a frog, it will be understood, however, that the invention is not to be so limited.

Accordingly, the body I is shown substantially streamlined in appearance being pointed at the forward portion as at 2 and extending symmetrically backward in the central horizontal plane of the lure to provide lateral stability therefor and provide a pointed nose portion to facilitate drawing the lure through weeds, etc. A line attachment eye 3 is fixedly connected at the pointed nose portion 2 of the body to provide means for connecting the lure to a fishing line (not shown) so that the lure may be cast into the water and drawn therethrough.

In the vertical plane of the bodyythe upper portion 4 and the lower portion 5 are unsymmetrical in that the greater portion of the Weight of the lure is distributed below the center line 6. Thus when the lure is placed, cast or otherwise directed into the water it will be so balanced by this distribution of weight that it will always float so that the upper portion 4 will be above the lower portion 5 and the lure will be maintained in an upright position. The assuming of this upright position will also help to give this lure in an-opening 8 which may be drilled or gouged out of the lower portion 5 preferably from the rear portion of the body and thereafter covered by the outer coating hereinafter described so as not to interfere with the outer line of the lower portion 5.

Lower portion 5 may have a varying degree of arcuate curvature such that the line attachment means I will be above the lowest surface thereof to allow the lure to be pulled across a lily pad or the like.

A hook member 9 is adapted to this same arcuate curvature so as not to interfere with the line of the body formed in the lower portion 5. The hook member -9 may be any type of conventional barbed hook of which there are many types easily purchasable on the open market. It will be fixedlyv embedded in the body member by any suitable means to extend rearwardly and upwardly such that the barbed end III will be above "'rial, said body being symmetrical in'plan view means connected to said body on the-upper surface at the point where said surface starts'curving concavely downward and extending rearwardly over and about each of said hook members to conceal the barb portions thereof, and said body having a greater portion of the-weight thereof disposed in the lower portion to allow said lure to assume an upright position when cast.-

2. A fish lure for casting comprising a lifelike istr'eafnlined body formed from 'aqbuo'yant mateand unsymmetrical in side view, the upper surface forming a reverse curve along the central 9 and conceal it. The weed d'fle'ctingi member H formed from the strands lzrnust be of, sufficient resiliency that whenthewe'ed" deflecting member comes into contact with weeds, *ee1 g-1iass or the like it will tend-to move the lure downwardly into the water to-allow the weeds, eel grass, etc., to pass easily over the lure without engaging the barbed end ofthe hook. However, the ends oi the; strands l2= must be suffi'ciently {pliable that they will part'easily, if: fishsl rould strike atthe'lure so thatthefish will be securely hooked. a V ain order tqlgive-fthe body ;-a 1i .-1il appe r-' ance, to protect it from vicarious handlingand thumps and to render it water-'tightso that it will ,Ialways remain buoyant and not become water-f .7 legged; a plastic coating I 3 -isprovided which covers the entire body I. This coating maybe -colored to simulate an animal such-as a frog, hora; mouse. Additionalmeans such as simulated eyes M or spaced-extensionmembers are also ..provided to complete :thei ff ect. 'It is understood that these members will all act tomaintain the lateral stability of the body I.

. While the-invention has been illustrated and described, itwill be understood-that the. invention is not to be limited to thespecific construction or arrangement of parts shown; but that they may be widely modifiedwithin the invention defined-bytheclaims What is claimed is: r

stantiallyv streamlined body formed team a buoyant ,material} said body; being lsymmetrical I in plan view and unsymmetrical in sideviewfthe upper surface forming a reverse curve along the central 'verticalplane with the rear portion curving' concavely d ownwardly and of r greater width than the forward portion, the lowensurfa ce of said body having an areuateeshapenextending -upwardly int-the-front third thereof tomeet-said @upper'su-rface; hook members iextending -rearwardly substantially continuous-with said ax-cue ate lower surf ace :upwardly"andz over a- :portion rof: said upper: surface; resilient" weed deflecting l.- -A fish lurefforcastingcomprisinga si b- Number vertical plane with the rear portion curving concavely downwardly and of greater width than t-heforward portion, the lower surface of said body being provided with a convex shape-extendingl'upwar'dly in' the front of said body to meet the convex portion of the upper surface, the lateral surface on either side of said body being roundedto join said; upper. and; lower surfaces,

means ;'.continuous" with said lateral and said lower surfaces to-proV-ide lateral: stability to said body, at least one 'hoohmember projecting from the rear end portion ofsaidbody; and extending upwardly and overtherear portionof the upper surface thereof 1 and resilient tweed, deflecting means connected to SQJCIEbOdYOILJthe concave portion of therupper surface and extending rearwardly over and about'the hook member ito' eoncealthe barb-portion thereof, said-body haying a greater portion of the weight thereofr -disposed in the lower portion to allow said lureto, assume an upright position when cast. H

- 3. In a fish lure as claimed in claim 1-;wherein :the meansrcontinuous with said: lateral and said lower surfaces. to lend lateral stability gtoqsaid lure includes spacedextensionmembersextending rearwardly from the body; from theconcave portion ofthe upper surface and to convex lower surface.

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